Soumitra Bhuyan, PhD, MPH
Soumitra Bhuyan, Executive Director of Health Administration Programs and Associate Professor at Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, is the co-editor of a new textbook Fundamentals of Healthcare Management: Theory and Practice. Co-edited with Kevin Broom (University of Pittsburgh) and published by Springer Publishing, the book takes a systems-thinking approach to healthcare organizations and is designed to bridge the gap between classroom learning and the realities of practice. They worked closely with both academic and practitioner co-authors to ensure that the content reflects current scholarship as well as on-the-ground leadership experience.
This comprehensive text delivers a systemsthinking approach of healthcare management and provides real-world perspectives and career-focused tools to prepare students for conditions they will face as managers in practice in today’s dynamic healthcare ecosystem.
Key Features:
- Promotes a deeper understanding of core management domains and functions, including challenging areas related to leadership, heath equity, crisis management, ethical considerations and more
- Helps prepare students to apply management theory, assess systems, and lead effectively across healthcare settings
- Includes learning objectives, real-world vignettes, case studies, and discussion questions to support active student engagement
- Chapters co-authored by academic-practitioner pairs offer real-world insight from experienced scholars and leaders
- Instructor Resources include an Instructor’s Manual, PowerPoint slides, a Test Bank, and more